Interim Report

[1]        Journals of the Senate No. 54, 16 August 2017, p. 1733.

[2]        Linton Besser, 'Pumped: Who is benefitting from the billions spent on the Murray-Darling?', ABC Four Corners, 24 July 2017, broadcast transcript, http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/
pumped/8727826 (accessed 16 November 2017).

[3]        Linton Besser, 'Pumped: Who is benefitting from the billions spent on the Murray-Darling?', ABC Four Corners, 24 July 2017.

[4]        Linton Besser, 'Pumped: Who is benefitting from the billions spent on the Murray-Darling?', ABC Four Corners, 24 July 2017.

[5]        NSW Department of Industry, Independent review of water management and compliance, https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/about/our-business/independent-review-water-management-and-compliance (accessed 17 November 2017).

[6]        NSW Ombudsman, Investigation into water compliance and enforcement 2007-17, https://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/news-and-publications/publications/reports/state-and-local-government/investigation-into-water-compliance-and-enforcement-2007-17 (accessed 17 November 2017).

[7]        In light of the ICAC investigation, and to reduce the complications of concurrent investigations, Mr Matthews agreed to suspend further investigatory work by his investigation team, and provided ICAC with the relevant materials gathered by his investigations.

Ken Matthews AO, Independent investigation into NSW water management and compliance – interim report, 8 September 2017, pp. 14-15.

[8]        AAP, 'South Australia launches water theft royal commission', The Australian, 26 November 2017, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/south-australia-launches-water-theft-royal-commission/news-story/7b99b0c103cb8daac3bf03c0a688f44d (accessed 27 November 2017).

[9]        Australian National Audit Office, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ Assessment of New South Wales’ Protection and use of Environmental Water under the National Partnership Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin, https://www.anao.gov.au/work/assurance-review/dept-agriculture-water-resources-assessment-nsw-protection-use-environmental-water-mdb (accessed 27 November 2017). 

See also Australian National Audit Office, Allegations concerning the Murray‑Darling Basin, https://www.anao.gov.au/work/request/allegations-concerning-murray-darling-basin (accessed 17 November 2017).

[10]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, The Murray‑Darling Basin Water Compliance Review, November 2017, pp. 12-15, https://www.mdba.gov.au/publications/mdba-reports/murray-darling-basin-water-compliance-review (accessed 27 November 2017).

[11]      Submissions made to the inquiry can be found on the committee's webpage here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Rural_and_Regional_Affairs_and_Transport/MurrayDarlingPlan/Submissions